Recent Sightings at Westby
17th November 2024
Buzzard, 1, (G Coulburn)
Flying low in field on Ballam Rd opposite Westby rd
Chaffinch, 60
Westby Rd
10th November 2024
Grey Partridge, 3, (Paul Slade/Paul Ellis)
Westby Hall Farm, Shorrocks then flew to Meadow Bottoms
Woodpigeon, 200
Westby Hall Farm, 100 Acre
Common Gull, 30
Westby Hall Farm, Meadow Bottoms
Buzzard, 1
Westby Hall Farm
Kestrel, 1
Westby Hall Farm, 100 Acre
Skylark, 1
Westby Hall Farm, Meadow Bottoms
Blackbird, 8
Westby Hall Farm, Sand Hole
Fieldfare, 1
Redwing, 12
Song Thrush, 7
Westby Hall Farm. 5 Sand Hole, 2 Meadow Bottoms/ 100 Acre
Stonechat, 1
Westby Hall Farm, Meadow Bottoms
Chaffinch, 36
Linnet, 1500
Westby Hall Farm, DEFRA seed crop scheme field, Sand Hole
Goldfinch, 6
Westby Hall Farm, Meadow Bottoms
Corn Bunting, 15
Westby Hall Farm, DEFRA seed crop scheme field, Meadow Bottoms
Reed Bunting, 3
Westby Hall Farm, Meadow Bottoms
3rd November 2024
Linnet, 1500, (Frank Bird)
all on the wires above sand hole Westby Hall Farm
26th October 2024
Stonechat, 2, (LH/AM)
Pair
Linnet, 600
One large flock on wires above set aside field, another on wires by westby road so potentially more
Corn Bunting, 3
15th October 2024
Sparrowhawk, 1, female, (Paul Ellis)
Westby Hall Farm, Sand Hole
Buzzard, 1, (Paul Ellis / Dave Hall)
Sand Hole, Westby Hall Farm.
Kestrel, 2, m, f
Meadow Bottoms. Westby Hall Farm.
Merlin, 1
on wires at Sand Hole displacing the Linnets, Westby Hall Farm.
Linnet, 870
420 at Sand Hole + 450 Meadow Bottoms (both flocks on wires). Westby Hall Farm.
Goldfinch, 10, (Paul Ellis)
Westby Hall Farm, Sand Hole
11th October 2024
Grey Partridge, 6, (Frank Bird)
Westby Hall Farm,
Linnet, 500